Developing Creative Thinking Skills Easily

January 6, 2023|Animal Lovers and Med Team, Authenticity & Self Expression, Personal Growth, Self Mastery

Creativity can feel fleeting and seems to be more like lightning rather than a rushing stream. It strikes when it wants and can be very hard to predict. However, you can develop your creative thinking skills with proper training and plenty of practice. Just like your body, if you train your mind it will work efficiently on your behalf. For those with jobs that require a lot of critical and creative thinking skills, we have some tips to help you improve your results.

Being creative and having strong creative skills are good for a lot more than playing scrabble with your friends. It can help you pick up a language or a skill more efficiently and it can also help you adapt to new professional situations much quicker. Creative thinking allows you to see more than surface level and even helps to understand the whole picture.

Indulge Your Passions

When you do something that you actually love, then you are more inclined to find more ways to do it well. For example, if you love going to work with children, you will naturally find more ways to keep them engaged and entertained. The same goes for everything you set out to do. Tasks that you dislike will often get put off or delayed which will make it harder to apply your creativity.

Boost Your Creativity Through Continuing Education

Being curious is closely linked with creative minds. When you make a point of always learning new skills, you will trigger your natural curiosity. Always make a point of challenging yourself while developing your creative skills. The more you learn the more inspiration you will gain, which in turn will help you grow.

Take A Breather

Sometimes you may simply be looking at the problem too long to find a solution. Give yourself some time off to decompress and relax. The creativity centers of your brain do not do well when placed under pressure. In fact, it will trigger the logic centers of your brain in an effort to organize your thoughts and get you through the day.

Seek Out Creative Conditions

Creativity can grow in a variety of conditions; you need to find which conditions are best for you. For some people, this may mean hanging out in the park on a cloudy day while for others it may be a quiet time of solace in the middle of the night. If you need to create a specific atmosphere to get your creative juices flowing, then do it. Light a candle and play some white noise to free your mind while your creativity develops.

Until next time, be well.

-The Indigo Phoenix